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Ex-President Donald Trump was given a regal greeting on the start of the week in Japan, the next stop of a five-day Asia trip which he aims to cap with an agreement on a commercial dispute resolution with Beijing's head of state Xi Jinping.

Diplomatic Engagements

The former president, embarking on his lengthiest overseas trip since taking office in the start of the year, declared deals with four nations in Southeast Asia during the first stop in Malaysia and is projected to encounter Xi in Seoul on Thursday.

The former leader exchanged greetings with officials on the landing strip and offered a several celebratory gestures, before his aircraft transported him for a nocturnal sightseeing trip of Tokyo. His motorcade was later seen accessing the Imperial Palace grounds, where he met Japanese sovereign Naruhito.

Trade Arrangements

Donald Trump has obtained a $550-billion investment pledge from Tokyo in return for relief from strict customs taxes.

The country's recently appointed premier, Sanae Takaichi, is aiming to continue to please Trump with assurances to acquire US pickup trucks, agricultural products and natural gas, and announce an agreement on vessel manufacturing.

Takaichi, who assumed the role of Japan's pioneering female leader in the past seven days, told Trump that bolstering their bilateral relationship was her "top priority" in a telephone call on the weekend.

Other Updates

• The US and China have come to terms on a outline for a commercial agreement just days before Donald Trump and Beijing's head Xi Jinping are due to meet. Treasury secretary the financial leader said the agreement, established on the margins of the ASEAN meeting in the Malaysian nation on the weekend, would eliminate the risk of the application of complete taxes on Chinese imports beginning 1 November.
• Trump has overseen the signing of a truce deal between Bangkok and Cambodia on the first day of an Asian journey. The US president landed in Malaysia on Sunday before the international meeting in the main city, Malaysia's capital.
• The council of American-Islamic relations has accused the Trump administration of a "clear insult to free speech" after federal immigration authorities detained English correspondent, the writer, on the weekend.

Trump said he was eagerly awaiting meeting the prime minister, a close ally of his passed away associate and golfing partner, former prime minister the late prime minister, remarking: "I believe she will prove outstanding."

Political Statements

Additionally, the former president announced he would reject seeking the vice president role in the 2028 US election, an approach some of his adherents have floated to allow the Republican president to hold office an additional term in office.

"It would be permissible to pursue that path," Trump said, in an dialogue with media members aboard Air Force One.

But he added: "That's not an option. In my opinion it's overly clever. Yeah, I would rule that out because it's excessively tricky. In my opinion the public would disapprove of that. It's excessively tricky. It's not - it could not be considered proper."